Expungement Attorneys in Portland

Wipe the Slate Clean Through Expungement

Expungement is a legal process to remove certain types of criminal convictions from your record. If your criminal background check reveals a misdemeanor or felony, you may run into obstacles every time you round a corner. A clear record is important to:

Individuals wanting to rent an apartment

Persons seeking employment with a new company

Current employees who are seeking a better job or promotion

Business owners seeking an SBA loan

Professionals such as barbers, teachers or drivers who wish to gain, retain or renew a professional license

Individuals seeking a security clearance

Government employees or people wishing to run for elective office

There are many reasons why a person would want to have a clean criminal record. Mark C. Cogan has more than a quarter century of experience in criminal defense. He has received an AV Peer Review Rating* through Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed as an Oregon Super Lawyer from 2007 through the present date.

A wide range of offenses can be expunged under Oregon law: misdemeanors such as assault, theft, indecent exposure, shoplifting, marijuana possession, reckless endangerment and criminal trespass; and felonies such as assault, forgery, public indecency, delivery of marijuana and failure to appear.

Expungement Experience in Oregon’s 36 Counties

Each county has its own way of dealing with the expungement process and it is not rare that a simple court staff error may cause enormous harm to an individual seeking to move on with his life. Our Portland law firm knows what to do, because we do it all the time. We work very hard to:

Make certain that a client qualifies for an expungement through information gathering and analysis of the situation.

Make certain that we respond to any objections presented by the District Attorney’s office or court staff.

Expungement Restrictions

Certain offenses are not eligible for expungement, such as sex crimes. Other restrictions:

There must not be any other criminal conviction on your record for the 10 years preceding expungement.

You must not be facing current criminal charges.

You must have fulfilled the requirements of your sentence as ordered by the court.

You must wait at least 3 years after the date of conviction. There is no waiting period required to expunge an arrest if it did not result in a conviction (as long as the other requirements are satisfied).

The standard fee** for Expungement Service is $1500.00 and covers all the firm’s work and expenses to clear your record of a criminal conviction and/or arrest:

Prequalification and legal consultation

Retrieval of necessary case records

Payment of the court’s filing fee $252

Payment of the Oregon State Police background check fee $80

Complimentary fingerprinting in our office

Drafting of motion and supportive documents

Filing of all documents with the court

Service upon the District Attorney

Monitoring progress with the court and District Attorney

Status updates through to completion of work

Representation in court at a hearing where applicable

Personal check, credit or debit card, money order and cash are accepted.
For multiple expungements, or past clients of our office, a discount is available.

Your Future Hangs in the Balance — Let’s Get to Work

If you have a misdemeanor or class “C” felony conviction that you would like to remove from your record, please call our Portland law office at 503-549-1077 or send us an e-mail for a free initial consultation with our lawyer.

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

**Non-standard fees will apply on a case-by-case basis to (1) clients whose cases are pre-1989 or otherwise require document retrieval from court archives (2) clients whose probation was revoked or whose case involved repeated violations of probation (3) any other complex issue which might be discussed prior to representation.

Mark C. Cogan, P.C., of Portland, Oregon, represents individuals charged with crimes throughout Oregon, including central Oregon, northern Oregon, Pacific Coast communities and the Willamette River valley, including Clackamas County, Washington County, Multnomah County, Columbia County, Marion County, Tillamook County, Clatsop County, Lincoln County, Lane County, Linn County and Benton County and the cities of Salem, Lake Oswego, Gresham, Oregon City, Tigard, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tualatin, Milwaukie, West Linn, The Dalles and Clackamas.